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Thousands evacuated in Norway due to severe flooding as dam partially collapses

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A dam on a Norwegian river partially collapsed Wednesday, sending water gushing through a gaping hole in the structure after days of heavy flooding.

The Braskereidfoss power dam on the Glomma River, Norway’s biggest waterway, had been unable to open its hatches after its control room flooded.

Police had earlier considered blowing one of the 45-year-old dam’s hatches to help relieve the water pressure but decided against it as the explosion would have been difficult to control.

Norway has evacuated thousands of people as rivers have swelled to their highest levels in at least 50 years and homes and businesses have been submerged or swept away by landslides.

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